Garment



Feb. 28, 1933. B, WALSH v 1,899,487

GARMENT Filed March 26, 1932 NVENTOR /WW 9 /%W ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 28, 1933 UNITED STATES CLARA B. WALSH, or NEW YORK, 1\T. Y.

Application filed March 26, 1932. Serial No. 601,418.

This invention relates to a garment and more specifically to an outer coat which will protectngly encompass a certain portion of an under coat.

In general it is an Object of the invention to provide a garment of the character described which will efficiently perform the purpose for which it is intended, which is simple and economical of construction, which 9 can be expeditiously and conveniently manipulated, and which can be readily manu factured and assembled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment which can be worn as an ordi- 5 nary coat or which can be worn over an under coat which has relatively large protruding portions, the outer coat assuming the shape of, enveloping and protecting said portions.

Another object is to provide an outer coat 20 with a hollow collapsible collar adapted on occasion to receive the collar of an under coat.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter. The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessing the features, properties, and the relation of elements which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the Claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a garment embodying one form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a partialdetail in cross section of the garment shown in Fig. 1 taken along the lines 22; and

Fig. 3 is similar to Fig. 2, the collar being collapsed for ordinary wear.

There are occasions when it is convenient to wear one coat over another. Added warmth may be sought or the second coat may be used to safeguard the first from dirty surroundings or inclement atmospheric conditions. When the first coat has protuberances or trimmings which protrude, it is difficult to adjust a second coat over the first and, when so positioned, it is apt to be illfitting and unsightlyg The present invention contemplates what appears ordinarily tobe a coat of a conventional design or cut. It may be used alone. I-Iowever, should the need arise, a second coat may be worn underneath or it may be slipped over another relatively heavily-trimmcd coat. Even when worn over another coat, it does not bunch in an unsightly manner, but assumes the con tours of the under coat so as to conceal the same. In the exemplification shown in the drawing, denotes a coat having a collar 1 1 which is hollow and to the interior of which access may be had through a slit 12 conveniei1tly placed. This slit may parallel the periphery of the coat along which the collar is attached. Any desirable means such as snaps 13, may be utilized to keep the slit closed when it is not in use. The operation of the device is as follows: The outer coat 10 is slipped on over an. under coat 14, which has a protuberance such as the fur collar 15. The slit 12 is un fastened and the fur collar 15 is inserted into the hollow interior of the collar 11 of. the outer coat 10. The collar 11 assumes the shape of the ihserted collar and completely protects it from dirt or moisture. It may be turned up or used in any fashion that may be wished. When the under coat and its attached collar are removed or when'the under coat has no thick collar, the parts of the collar 11 are snapped together (see Fig. 3) and the outer coat 10 is again ready for wear as 859 a simple garment. One example of the invention is a raincoat which may be worn over a sport coat which has a bulky collar.

Although a collar has been referred to above, it is apparent that a cuff, edging or any protuberance, functional or decorative, may be treated in the same way and although v coats have been mentioned by way of example, the invention covers all garments.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall 1 0 be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following c laims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween,

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: r

1. The combination comprising an outer coat, a section flatly overlying the body of said coat and permanently attached entirely around the neck of said coat, and a second section extending from the outer portion of said first section to the neck and flexibly overlying said first section, said sections being permanently associated in their outer portions only, and said collar having a hollow interior throughout the greater part of its length and being adapted to be extended over and enclose the collar of a second coat.

2. The combination comprising an outer coat, a section flatly overlyng the body of said coat, permanently attached entirely around the neck of said coat, a second section extending from the outer portion of said first section to the neck and flexibly overlying said first section, said sections being lapelshaped in front and being permanently associated in their outer portions only, said sections when collapsed having a relatively greater depth than breadth, and said collar having a hollow interior throughout the greater part of its length and being adapted to be extended over and enclose the collar of a second coat, and fastening means adapted for holding the inner portions of said sections closed together when said collar does not enclose the collar of a second coat.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CLARA B. WALSH. 

